Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Virginia, VA

Discover affordable housing in Virginia where there are 750+ housing opportunities based on income and household needs like accessible units for seniors or persons with disabilities. Find and apply to these low income apartments now.

Appomattox Group Home

RR 4 Box 78B, Appomattox, Virginia 24522

Scottsdale Estates Group Home

Scottsdale Dr, Fredericksburg, Virginia 22405

payment Subsidized
accessibility Accessible
accessible_forward Disability

Briarwood II Apartments

Briarwood Cir, Fishersville, Virginia 22939

switch_access_shortcut Short Wait
payment Subsidized
real_estate_agent Accepts Vouchers

Culls Woods

Blue Bird Rd, Cheriton, Virginia 23316

switch_access_shortcut Short Wait
payment Subsidized
real_estate_agent Accepts Vouchers

Forest Glen Apartments

361 Forest Glen Ct, Strasburg, Virginia 22657

switch_access_shortcut Short Wait
payment Subsidized
real_estate_agent Accepts Vouchers

Oxford Square

108 Carson Avenue, Richlands, Virginia 24641

switch_access_shortcut Short Wait
payment Subsidized
real_estate_agent Accepts Vouchers

Churchill Drive Group Home

900 Churchill Dr, Fredericksburg, Virginia 22407

payment Subsidized
accessibility Accessible
accessible_forward Disability

Melindas Melody

100 Thaddeus Ln, Christiansburg, Virginia 24073

payment Subsidized
elderly Senior
accessibility Accessible

Heritage Acres VI

815 Randolph Ave, Cape Charles, Virginia 23310

switch_access_shortcut Short Wait

Monarch Woods

6501 Jahke Rd, Richmond, Virginia 0

payment Subsidized
elderly Senior
accessibility Accessible

Barrett House

130 Surburban Dr, Suffolk, Virginia 0

payment Subsidized
accessibility Accessible
accessible_forward Disability

Timber Hills Apartments

540 Lone Pine Dr, Timberville, Virginia 22853

switch_access_shortcut Short Wait
payment Subsidized
real_estate_agent Accepts Vouchers

Plains Apartments

400 Lone Pine Dr, Timberville, Virginia 22853

switch_access_shortcut Short Wait
payment Subsidized
real_estate_agent Accepts Vouchers

Hunters Ridge Apartments

108 Carson Avenue, Richlands, Virginia 24641

switch_access_shortcut Short Wait
payment Subsidized
real_estate_agent Accepts Vouchers

Fox Run Apartments

601 Locust St, South Hill, Virginia 23970

switch_access_shortcut Short Wait
payment Subsidized
real_estate_agent Accepts Vouchers

Academy Hill

49A Academy Hill Rd, Warrenton, Virginia 20186

switch_access_shortcut Short Wait
payment Subsidized
real_estate_agent Accepts Vouchers

The Oaks II

305 Oak Springs Dr, Warrenton, Virginia 20186

switch_access_shortcut Short Wait
accessibility Accessible

New Castle Manor

248 Chilton St, New Castle, Virginia 24127

switch_access_shortcut Short Wait
real_estate_agent Accepts Vouchers

Heritage Towers

231 S Ridge St, Danville, Virginia 24541

payment Subsidized

Canterbury Group Home

9014 White Shop Rd, Culpeper, Virginia 22701

accessibility Accessible

How To Identify Affordable Housing in Virginia

Look for program and preference badges on affordable apartment listings. These badges can help you identify the types of low income housing each apartment offers and if you may be eligbile for rental assistance or reduced rents.

Badge Description
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Low income apartments with no or short waiting lists.
payment Subsidized
Low income housing where the rent is subsidized and the renter pays only a portion of total rent.
real_estate_agent Accepts Vouchers
Apartments that accept Section 8 vouchers near you
elderly Senior
Rental housing for seniors who are 55 (or sometimes 62) and older.
payment Income Based
Affordable apartments where the rent paid is based on renter income.
accessibility Accessible
Meets Accessibilty Requirements of the Fair Housing Act, the ADA, or HUD policy.
accessible_forward Disability
Apartments for individuals or families with disabilities.
real_estate_agent Naturally Affordable
Naturally Occuring Affordable Housing - or NOAH - is any housing unit that offers affordable rent without participating in a rent subsidy program.
The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Virginia
$17.14/hour
$5.14 (+43%) more than Virginia minimum wage and $9.89 (+136%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
Learn More About Virginia Affordable Housing ↓

How many renters live in Virginia?

The State of Virginia has people living in households.

There are renters living in renter households in this State. Renters make up 21.31 percent of the population living in Virginia.

What is the rental market like in Virginia?

There are an estimated housing units in the Virginia area. Of these, units are rental homes, making up percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Virginia, there are 1.11 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Virginia?

The rental vacancy rate in Virginia is 10 percent. This is a higher than average vacancy rate. When rental vacancy rates are high it means that there are a lot of available units and rents tend to be lower.

How many rental units are in Virginia for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Virginia
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
9 88 546 541 78
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Virginia

A large number of apartments in Virginia have two or fewer bedrooms. Seniors and young professionals especially may have more success finding an apartment that meets their needs.

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Virginia?

Renters with a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher must select a home that is at or below the area’s Fair Market Rent. Markets with a large share of units above FMR tend to have longer search times to find a qualified unit, while those with a large share of units below FMR tend to have more choices and shorter search times. The share below FMR can vary by size of unit, as shown in the table below.

These are the approximate number of units renting below the FMR in this market:

Unit Size Count of Units Below FMR Percentage of Total Units Below FMR
Studio 0 100 percent
One BR 45 51 percent
Two BR 289 53 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Virginia

How many affordable rental units are in Virginia?

There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Virginia including the following:

Federal Program Unit Count
Public Housing
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Virginia

Rental units may be funded in part by multiple federal programs.

Income Based Apartments in Virginia

Virginia features 62,322 income based apartments. Tenants of income based apartments typically pay no more than 30% of their income towards rent and utilities.

Low Rent Apartments in Virginia

There are 70,960 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Virginia.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Virginia

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Virginia landlords $700 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Virginia.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Virginia for a two-bedroom apartment is between $815 and $996.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

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